Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-04-20
SUICIDE Or A NAVAL OFFICER.
Lieut.. Danenhower Takes His own
Life.


committed suicide this morning at his
quarters, 13 Goldsborough Row, 4th floor.
Naval Academy,
lie arrived at the Academy yesterday
morning st TO- 10 a. m from Norfolk,
where be had been TO take the L. S. Ship
Constellation to 20 upon the docks for
repairs. He had been complaining Of sleep
lessness and mental IVORY since last Tues
day, which was intensified by the running
aground Of the - onstellation," while go
ing into Norfolk. This, however, was
no fault of Lieut. Danenhower, as the
ship was at the time Of getting aground in
tow Of two tugs. Surgeon Percy went 10
see him this morning about 8. 30 and found
him lying dead on the floor with bullet
hole through his head and a thirty-two
calibre Smith and Wesson revolver, with
one chamber empty lying beside him. -
The suicide seemed 10 be a premeditated
one as the deceased had laid himself on
an uil-cloth rug, as ii to prevent the blood
from the wound from soiling the carpet,
and also pinned to the lapel Of his coat
tag upon which was written the name and
address of bis brother, Washington, ID.
g. The body when discovered was per
leclly warm, and was lying partly on the
side, with blood oozing from the wound.
Lieut. Danenhower had been up and eat
en- II heavy breakfast and must have shot
himself shortly after lie leaves widow
and two children, who are away on a visit
to her father, Hon. Judge Sloan, of Oswe
60, n. Y.
Lient. Dancnhower, was Of an extremely
sensitive nature and the slightest things
caused him great mental worry. 1t is
said that when he was a master he had
congestion of the brain from overwork
apd yfYtJv apJ IL ie Ia hla tb of IA never
entirely recovered His eyes, which were
SO terribly affected during the Jeanette
expedition, never ceased to give him
trouble.
Seldom has our community received
such a shock as that which was caused
by the news of the suicide of this estima
bic officer so well known in our city,
where he has spent SO many years as
cadet aud an officer of the navy.
SKETCH OF HIS CAREER.
Lieut. John w Eisenhower entered
the Naval Academy on September 25th,
1866, and was appointed from Illinois,
graduated in 1870; was commissioned en-
sign, July 18th, 1871 made master, Sept.
| 9th, 1873, and Lieutenant, August 2nd,
| 1879
Learning of the Jeanette expedition,
! Master Danenhower who was on the u.
| services and his application was recon-
mended by General Grant and was he made
executive officer of the Jeanette.
She Jeanette, in command of Captain
! Geo w. belong, cleared from Golden
| Gate, San Francisco Cal, on bright sun
! Skinny day accompanied by the San Fran
J cisco Yacht Club on July Sth, 1879
! The story of the cruise of the Jeanette
amidst the ice fields of the arctic seas has
! been repeatedly and graphically told, and
| is now history. Suffice it for the purpose
! Of this sketch TO say that 1t. Danenhower,
| bore his share of suffering with the rest,
and in addition he was specially afflicted
with severe affection of his eyes, So that
! he could not bear to have the light fall
| upon them,
In June, 1881, the Jeanette was crushed
in by the ice and Lieut. Danenhower
made his escape from those regions of ice
and mystery, by way of the Lena Delta.
! The story of that escape and the suffer
| ings and hardships endured and overcome
are well known and need not be repeated
! here
Lieut. Danenhower returned to Ameri.
ca, arriving in New York on May 2Sth,
| 1882 From that time until the 10th of
! April, 1884 he was on leave of absence.
! On that date he was ordered to the train
ing ship Minnesota mt New Yerk, where
he remained until September LIST. 1884,
when he was ordered to the Naval Acade
my at Annapolis, where he was assigned
! to duty as assistant to the commandant of
cadets. He served in this position until
| January 10Th last, when he was ordered
to special duty and given charge of the
! Naval Institute, in which he took the
| greatest interest, reading quite number
| of papers before it and otherwise eXerting
| himself in its behalf On the 18th instant
! he was given temporary command OF the
| Constellation for the purpose of taking
her to Norfolk to be put on the dry dock
! for repairs for the summer cruise. lie
! only returned from this duty yesterday
morning and reported to Commander
| Sampson, Superintendent of the Acade-
my The fact of the Constellation"
grounding on her way 20 Norfolk, appear
cd to trouble him considerable His death
this morning at his own hands, which
| could only have occurred in moment of
temporary insanity, deprives the navy OF
a highly intelligent, conscientious, honor
able and high minded man and officer, and
society of a genial friend and companion.
| Lieut. DaneHhoweTS brother arrived
/ here this afternoon, from Washington
and will take charge of the remains.
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